1887-1903
HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.
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Marine Magistrate's Court.
The cases before the Marine Magistrate Court during the last five years were as follows:-
Years. Number of Cases. Number of Defendants. Imprisoned. Fined. Forfeiture of Pay. Reprimanded. Sent back to duty. To be discharged from Ship. Dismissed. Committed for trial. 1883 57 58 13 11 15 12 1884 78 160 85 32 11 1 0 3 28 1885 111 221 130 47 14 1 21 1886 38 68 37 24 0 1 11 1887 100 152 47 37 21 15 3 23 Total 374 687 324 151 42 27 41 7 95 Average of last 5 years 74.8 137.4 64.8 30.2 8.4 5.4 8.2 1.4 19.0 Average of last 5 years ending 1882 118.0 213.0 85.8 41.2 22.8 8.2 10.4 2.0 30.2Police.
The cases brought under the notice of the police during the last five years were as follows:-
Years. Serious Offences. Minor Offences. Number of Cases. Convicted. Discharged. Cases. Convicted. Discharged. 1883 2,423 1,178 485 5,265 4,014 1,024 1884 2,052 1,207 560 7,561 4,713 1,102 1885 2,460 1,298 601 1,300 3,707 767 1886 2,600 1,389 472 6,336 5,457 672 1887 2,677 1,234 505 5,904 4,310 1,214 Total 12,618 6,306 2,043 29,305 25,231 4,763 Average of 5 years 2,523.6 1,270.2 523.0 5,873.0 5,040.2 963.8 Average of 5 years ending 1882 2,300.8 1,387.6 400.6 4,083.0 3,750.6 819.21